“This week, Attorney General Tim Fox remained deafeningly silent as Washington bureaucrats voted to eliminate internet freedom protections and allow cable corporations like Verizon and AT&T to throttle the internet and line their pockets,” said Roy Loewenstein, Communcations Director for the Montana Democratic Party. “It is Attorney General Fox’s responsibility to fight for and protect the rights of consumers across Montana, so why is he nowhere to be found on net neutrality?”

The FCC’s decision will allow broadband corporations like Verizon and AT&T to charge more for faster internet service while slowing down, or even blocking, websites they do not favor.